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Alembic :: Alembic (n.) An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still..

Reprisal :: Reprisal (n.) The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for an act of inhumanity..

Retorter :: Retorter (n.) One who retorts.

Setdown :: Setdown (n.) The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a retort or a reproof; the retort or the reproof which has such effect..

Retortive :: Retortive (a.) Containing retort.

Retort :: Retort (v. t.) The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response..

Adopter :: Adopter (n.) A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters..

Return :: Return (v. t.) To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie..

Converter :: Converter (n.) A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal..

Distillation :: Distillation (n.) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam..

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.

Recriminatory :: Recriminatory (a.) Having the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating.

Bombolo :: Bombolo (n.) A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor..

Retorsion :: Retorsion (n.) Same as Retortion.

Antistrophon :: Antistrophon (n.) An argument retorted on an opponent.

Pay :: Pay (v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon..

Retorting :: Retorting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retor.

Synchronal :: Synchoresis (n.) A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater force.

Pretorture :: Pretorture (v. t.) To torture beforehand.

Retort :: Retort (n.) To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

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